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J Gerontol Soc Work ; 64(1): 32, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33345724
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Soc Work Health Care ; 59(1): 46-60, 2020 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31783722

ABSTRACT

Social workers (SW) and community health workers (CHW) have emerged as key workforce personnel in efforts to care for elders in the U.S. However, little is known about the presence and roles of SW and CHW in primary care practices. This paper presents findings from a nationally representative survey of geriatrics and primary care practices. Physician and nurse practitioner clinicians were randomly selected within practices, stratifying by practice staffing and presence/absence of geriatric clinicians; our final sample for this analysis included 341 practices. Key findings include: reported challenges in meeting the social service needs of elders, underutilization of SW, and fuller utilization of social work competencies in practices in which both SW and CHW were present. These findings offer a unique perspective of SW on interprofessional teams and have implications for the future of the profession.


Subject(s)
Community Health Workers/organization & administration , Frail Elderly , Nurse Practitioners/psychology , Physicians/psychology , Social Work/organization & administration , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Attitude of Health Personnel , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Geriatric Assessment/methods , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Professional Competence
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J Gerontol Soc Work ; 59(2): 162-77, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27135560

ABSTRACT

There is a pressing need to upgrade the gerontological knowledge and skills of practicing social workers. Geriatrics and gerontology, as specialized fields of knowledge, have not been sufficiently integrated into formal academic training programs. There are major trends in the health care environment which impact on social work education, including technological advances, a shift from inpatient to outpatient and community care settings, increasing diversity of the older population, and client and family participation in decisionmaking. These trends necessitate social work education to emphasize new content areas in gerontology and the development of new skills in clinical, case management, care coordination, and teamwork. A significant obstacle to the preparation of future social workers to deliver the complex services needed by older adults and their families is a serious shortage of social work faculty in gerontology. Sustained and broad initiatives, such as the John A. Hartford Foundation funded Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program, are needed to develop academic and practice-based faculty in gerontology. This is crucial if social work is to maintain an important service role in the new millennium.


Subject(s)
Faculty/standards , Geriatrics/education , Social Work/education , Curriculum/standards , Curriculum/trends , Faculty/education , Humans , Social Work/methods
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Gerontologist ; 51(4): 433-40, 2011 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21700768

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This paper is a revision of the Kent Award Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November, 2010. DESIGN AND METHODS: This paper looks at the evolution in geriatric social work assessment and outcomes research and concludes with observations of the changing landscape in health and aging. RESULTS: Since the 1960s, the policies and the context of health care delivery have changed many times as have geriatric health screening and assessment of patients in need of social health care services. Research on social-behavioral and environmental factors critical in measurement of outcomes of health care has progressed significantly as theories of care and the research technologies that allow us to study these factors have become more sophisticated. IMPLICATIONS: Researchers from multiple disciplines need to study the questions which can build the evidence necessary for empirically supported social policy direction. Opportunities in interdisciplinary geriatric assessment and measurement of outcomes, which are presented to researchers today, are highlighted.


Subject(s)
Aging , Geriatrics/trends , Health , Social Work/trends , Aged , Health Services Research , History, 20th Century , Humans , Interdisciplinary Communication , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Social Work/history
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J Gerontol Soc Work ; 53(1): 77-93, 2010 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20029703

ABSTRACT

Although social work has a long and distinctive tradition of practice-relevant research aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of older adults, the profession has been underrepresented among the ranks of academic researchers and the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) scientific endeavors. In this article, the inherent capacities of social workers to generate and disseminate empirical health-related knowledge are discussed and recent developments in social work's geriatric research infrastructure are described. Emerging domains for advancing the profession's contribution to practice-relevant geriatric research on the federal level are identified and the next steps toward advancing the field's research agenda are posed.


Subject(s)
Aging , Health Services Research/organization & administration , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/organization & administration , Social Work/organization & administration , Chronic Disease , Health Behavior , Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration , Health Status , Humans , Information Dissemination , Life Style , Quality of Life , Terminal Care , United States
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J Gerontol Soc Work ; 48(1-2): 203-17, 2006.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17200080

ABSTRACT

Social work practice with older adults and their families is increasingly recognized by the profession as a major field of practice in a wide range of health care and community-based settings. This article reviews emerging trends and issues in the fields of aging and health care, drawing on gerontological health care research which bridges these areas. Given the growing number and diversity of older adults in our society, and dramatic changes in the organization and delivery of health care, the authors suggest skills and competencies essential to enhancing the well-being of older adults and their families in the 21st Century.


Subject(s)
Curriculum , Geriatrics/education , Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration , Social Work/education , Aged , Chronic Disease , Cultural Diversity , Health Services Research , Humans , Intergenerational Relations , Professional Competence , Schools, Health Occupations , United States
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Health Soc Work ; 30(1): 27-38, 2005 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15847235

ABSTRACT

Social workers in health care settings are increasingly using patient-based assessments (PBAs) of health-related quality of life such as the SF-36. However, the validity of many PBAs for use with cultural minority groups is limited. To ensure that cultural minority groups are not misrepresented by standardized measures, social workers--as effective patient advocates--must be familiar with the underlying conceptual assumptions of measurement theory to articulate the strengths and limitations of measures used to investigate populations with which they have not been tested and advocate for cultural minority groups using language and terminology that measurement practitioners can understand and embrace.


Subject(s)
Cultural Diversity , Health Status , Mental Health , Quality of Life , Social Work , Female , Humans , Male , Reproducibility of Results , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Acad Med ; 79(12): 1192-7, 2004 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15563654

ABSTRACT

As Americans live longer, they will require more health and social services to address the onset of acute and chronic conditions. The persistent changes in health care delivery and the increasingly diverse older adult population in urban settings, coupled with the high expectation for families to be responsible for home care needs, challenge social workers, who work alongside physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, to provide services effectively. Because social workers are becoming more essential, social work education must increase the numbers of social workers with the knowledge and skills necessary for practice in the current U.S. health, mental health, and social service systems, particularly in caring for the aging populations in urban settings. A New York Academy of Medicine study identified the need for increased synergy between the two components of graduate social work education: the field experience and classroom instruction. One educational model, the Practicum Partnership Program, which is designed to better integrate field and classroom, is being tested at six sites. Early results from over 300 graduates are encouraging, with evidence that students' knowledge and skills regarding aging adults have increased, their satisfaction with the experience was very high, and those who were trained reflect the diversity of the population of older adults. The early success of this program suggests that innovative educational models that expose graduate social work students to diverse populations across the continuum of care are possible. Such models will be essential for the nation to be successful in producing a social work labor force qualified to meet the challenge of an aging urban population.


Subject(s)
Geriatrics/education , Models, Educational , Population Dynamics , Social Work/education , Urban Health/statistics & numerical data , Aged , Cities/epidemiology , Cultural Diversity , Health Services Needs and Demand/trends , Humans , Longevity , Pilot Projects , Program Development , United States , Workforce
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Gerontol Geriatr Educ ; 25(1): 89-106, 2004.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15364662

ABSTRACT

The John A. Hartford Foundation, in collaboration with the Gerontological Society of America, has developed new models to create geriatric faculty capacity within social work. The Faculty Scholars Program is building faculty leadership in academic geriatric social work through a strategic approach that includes long-distance national and institution- based mentoring. While mentoring models have proven to be effective means of career development, this is relatively new in academic social work and little is known about the impact of long-distance mentoring in association with sponsorship from a mentor at the scholar's home institution. This paper describes the mentoring model and its conceptual underpinnings. Evaluation data from an ongoing evaluation is presented in discussion of the strengths and limitations of the mentoring model.


Subject(s)
Faculty , Geriatrics/education , Mentors/psychology , Preceptorship/organization & administration , Social Work/education , Staff Development/organization & administration , Aged , Career Mobility , Communication , Foundations/organization & administration , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Leadership , Models, Educational , Models, Psychological , Organizational Objectives , Professional Competence , Professional Role , Program Evaluation , Research/education , Research/organization & administration , Research Support as Topic/organization & administration , Societies, Medical/organization & administration
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Soc Work Health Care ; 37(4): 1-17, 2003.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14620901

ABSTRACT

The study discussed in this article examines how social work graduates are prepared to help clients and families who need health and mental health services. The study identifies recent shifts in social work practice in health care settings, calls for greater integration of practicum and classroom education, and proposes curriculum enhancement to ensure competence in three key areas: self-directed practice, population-based practice and a refocus on basic skills. Findings are based on a New York Academy of Medicine study conducted from 1997-1999 which included a survey of course offerings at 128 CSWE-accredited schools; literature review of current practice models, focus groups, and review by an expert advisory council.


Subject(s)
Competency-Based Education/methods , Professional Competence , Social Work/education , Competency-Based Education/trends , Health Services Research , United States
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